In episode 260 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked back in with journalist, presenter and DJ, Amber Haque.
We first checked in with Amber in JCIP #177 to discuss her brilliant and powerful BBC documentary series, ‘Hometown: A Killing’, series two, which focused on the murder of teenager Yousef Makki.
We also discussed her workplace anxiety and ADHD symptoms she exhibited in childhood and adolescence.
Since then, Amber has been a very busy bee. She has just joined as the new co-host of an existing true crime podcast on BBC Sounds called ‘Bad People’. She has also presented another fantastic documentary, this time a one-off programme on Channel 4 about the rise in diet pills in the UK, as part of the channel’s UNTOLD series.
Since we last spoke, Amber is working with a life coach to manage her ADHD symptoms and work out positive coping strategies and tools so she can thrive as a journalist alongside it.
In this episode we discuss: the state of the journalism industry and how it’s even more precarious and unstable than it was before Covid-19, a deep dive into her film on diet pills through a mental health lens, some of the stories she’s covered on Bad People and the possible psychological reason why women in particular seem to love the true crime genre!
For Amber’s continued mental health journey, she got married in 2023 and we discuss the joys of it and the challenges of organising it.
We also discuss her continued self-awareness around her ADHD and how she’s trying to manage it better, as well as the stigma she still feels around disclosing it in the workplace.
As always, #itsokaytovent
You can listen to Bad People and subscribe on BBC Sounds here.
You can watch Amber’s Channel 4 documentary on diet pills here.
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You can listen to Part 1 of Amber’s journey here.
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